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What Causes the Most Damage to A Home?

A home is one of the most precious financial materials a person owns. It might take one most of their life to build themselves a home, but it takes one’s full life to maintain one. Many things can damage one’s house, but what damages the house more than any other thing? 

Many would think fire since most of the houses come with a fire alarm, but in reality, fire-related damage is the last one on the list.

Here is a list of the most dangerous things that may cause damage to your house:

Wind Storms

Most houses are built with strong brick material that holds the walls together. But there are other fragile parts of the house that wind can cause serious damage to. And according to Travellers, 53% of most of the insurance claims were due to wind damage.

 Wind storms can cause a considerable amount of damage to the roof, as strong winds uproot trees and even if it’s not that strong it might make broken branches float and that can hit hard on the roof shingles and windows. 

Storm damage roof repair is a hefty job that can take your whole day or maybe days. You can not help prevent such situations and that might be why this is the most dangerous thing that can damage your house.

Water Damage

The second most dangerous thing that can damage your house is water-related problems. Every house owner has had a frozen pipe once in their home-owning journey. 23% of people have claimed their money for internal plumbing problems.

Running water through the walls can cause many problems in your house. Water can make your doors thicken and a constant problem of the water system can cause the foundation of the house to weaken.

Foundation repair is a meticulous job hence it is better to not meddle in with the plumbing job, contact the concerned professional. 

Weather

We all succumb to geography. One can fight with one’s neighbours but the weather is not something you can control. If you live in a humid area, the humidity might destroy the walls of your home. 

Although you can not confront the weather, you can take necessary precautions. You can make sure you are using the right kind of paint and materials in the building of the walls.

Theft

The fourth most dangerous thing that can damage your house is a thief. Only taking external safety seriously wouldn’t make your house the safest. You would have to take into account internal safety. 

To prevent thieves from entering the house make sure you have a full security system installed, with CCTV cameras, a lock system indoors as well as in windows. 

Fire

Last but not least on the list is Fire. Although most houses come with necessary measures for the fire hazard. Make sure to check your smoke alarms once a year. Also, be careful in the day-to-day activities that might result in fire hazards.

Maintaining a house might seem like a big job, but it’s one many long for. You just need to get home insurance before you become a resident and that would make you worry even less about the maintenance of your house. 

 

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